Compare towns
Bath vs New Gloucester vs Poland
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Maine.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bath has the most renters (35.7% rent).
New Gloucester has the highest household income ($109k).
Poland has grown the fastest since 2010 (+9.9%).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Bath | New Gloucester | Poland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 8,815Highest |
5,766Lowest |
5,954 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3% ME: +2.6% |
+2.4%Lowest ME: +2.6% |
+9.9%Highest ME: +2.6% |
| Median age | 45.4±3Highest about the ME average |
40.1±5.5Lowest 10% below ME |
44.2±9.4 about the ME average |
| Bath and Poland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.5%±3.7Lowest ME: 18.1% |
24.2%±5.8Highest ME: 18.1% |
21.4%±5.6 ME: 18.1% |
| New Gloucester and Poland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.2%±4.1Highest ME: 22.4% |
15.4%±4.2Lowest ME: 22.4% |
17.8%±4.3 ME: 22.4% |
| Bath and Poland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.5%Highest ME: 36.2% |
30.7% ME: 36.2% |
23.8%Lowest ME: 36.2% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.5%±2Highest ME: 5.8% |
3.3%±2.1Lowest ME: 5.8% |
4.2%±2.8 ME: 5.8% |
| Bath and Poland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $69,390±$12kLowest 7% below ME |
$108,797±$12kHighest 46% above ME |
$85,557±$23k 14% above ME |
| New Gloucester and Poland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $310,900±$30k 5% above ME |
$357,100±$29kHighest 20% above ME |
$283,600±$44kLowest 4% below ME |
| New Gloucester and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,044±$116Lowest 8% below ME |
$1,150±$249 about the ME average |
$1,198±$128Highest 5% above ME |
| Poland and New Gloucester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,847Highest 27% above ME |
$3,417 13% above ME |
$2,774Lowest 9% below ME |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.3%±15.2 ME: 48.4% |
24.7%±12Lowest ME: 48.4% |
61.6%±30.7Highest ME: 48.4% |
| Poland and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.4% ME: 10.7% |
4.3%Lowest ME: 10.7% |
16.6%Highest ME: 10.7% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.3%Lowest ME: 74.3% |
82.9%Highest ME: 74.3% |
81.9% ME: 74.3% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 39 yrs older than ME |
1991Highest 14 yrs newer than ME |
1988 11 yrs newer than ME |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest about the ME average |
27 min 9% above ME |
28 minHighest 13% above ME |
| Work from home | 19.3%±6 ME: 15.9% |
14.2%±6.5Lowest ME: 15.9% |
21.9%±10.6Highest ME: 15.9% |
| Poland and Bath are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #31 of 133 in ME | #65 of 133 in ME | #81 of 133 in ME |
| School district | RSU 01 - LKRSU | RSU 15/MSAD 15 | RSU 16 |
| High school in town | Morse High School | None in town | Poland Regional H S |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.8Highest |
— | 12.2Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
ME average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.